Corona school shooting plot arrests

True crime · Heat 2.1 / 10 · 2 shows · 8m airtime

Corona police arrested two 15-year-old girls on October 6, 2026, after the FBI flagged social media communications threatening Corona High School in Riverside County. One was picked up at Corona High, the other at nearby Norco High. Investigators say the pair spent months researching school shootings and discussing an attack on an unspecified future date, though no guns were recovered. Both remain in custody on conspiracy to commit murder charges while the Riverside County District Attorney's Office reviews the case. Coverage has since established that Meta flagged the girls' messages on its own and sent them to the FBI, which forwarded them to local police.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, 2026-10-22 (4:46 to 5:56)
   Reads the Corona police release
   Reads the Corona Police Department release on the two 15-year-old suspects: the FBI tip on October 6, the search warrants, months of research into school shootings, and no weapons recovered. Both remain held on conspiracy charges pending the DA's review.
   New angle: Two 15-year-old girls are held on conspiracy to commit murder charges over an alleged Corona High School attack plot.
2. Murder Sheet, 2026-10-23 (29:25 to 36:26)
   Adds Meta's own flag to the FBI
   Retells the Corona arrests from the FoxLA report and presses on the one detail the earlier coverage left out: Meta flagged the girls' messages itself and sent them to the FBI. The hosts debate what that means for privacy and whether automated monitoring or user reports were behind it, and note the revenge motive is unconfirmed.
   New angle: Meta flagged the girls' messages on its own and sent them to the FBI, which forwarded them to local police.